Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book